Actor Matthew McConaughey looks like a good candidate to win an Oscar for his searing performance in "Dallas Buyers Club." Earlier this year, he won a Golden Globe for the role of Ron Woodroof - a homophobic AIDS patient who smuggles unapproved pharmaceuticals into Texas to help treat others with the virus. During his acceptance speech, McConaughey said, "This film was never about dying. It was always about living. With that I say, just keep …"

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